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Directions of mandibular canal displacement in ameloblastoma: A computed tomography mirrored-method analysis

Journal

IMAGING SCIENCE IN DENTISTRY
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 17-25

Publisher

KOREAN ACAD ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
DOI: 10.5624/isd.20200132

Keywords

Ameloblastoma; Mandibular Nerve; Facial Asymmetry; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Funding

  1. Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil (CAPES) [001]
  2. NIH [NIDCR R01 DE024450]

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The study found that patients with ameloblastoma had displacement of the mandibular canal, with the mental foramen position moving more laterally and inferiorly, and the middle canal point position moving more buccally. The displacement of the mandibular canal tended to occur more in the anterior region, towards the buccal and inferior directions, without affecting the length of the mandibular canal.
Purpose: This study was performed to investigate mandibular canal displacement in patients with ameloblastoma using a 3-dimensional mirrored-model analysis. Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of computed tomographic scans of patients with ameloblastoma (n = 10) and healthy controls (n = 20). The amount of mandibular canal asymmetry was recorded as a continuous variable, while the buccolingual (yaw) and supero-inferior (pitch) directions of displacement were classified as categorical variables. The t-test for independent samples and the Fisher exact test were used to compare groups in terms of differences between sides and the presence of asymmetric inclinations, respectively (P<0.05). Results: The length of the mandibular canal was similar on both sides in both groups. The ameloblastoma group presented more lateral (2.40 +/- 4.16 mm) and inferior (-1.97 +/- 1.92 mm) positions of the mental foramen, and a more buccal (1.09 +/- 2.75 mm) position of the middle canal point on the lesion side. Displacement of the mandibular canal tended to be found in the anterior region in patients with ameloblastoma, occurring toward the buccal and inferior directions in 60% and 70% of ameloblastoma patients, respectively. Conclusion: Mandibular canal displacement due to ameloblastoma could be detected by this superimposed mirrored method, and displacement was more prevalent toward the inferior and buccal directions. This displacement affected the mental foramen position, but did not lead to a change in the length of the mandibular canal. The control group presented no mandibular canal displacement.

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